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National Academy of Engineering elects 10 University of California researchers

Ten UC researchers and 15 alumni have been selected for one of the highest honors in the field of engineering.

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What cuts to NIH funding mean for cancer patients and their families

The American people have consistently supported life-saving cancer research. Now the nation’s bedrock source of public funding for biomedical research is under attack.

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UC Newsroom |

UC Presidential Medal awarded to Irwin Jacobs and late wife Joan

UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., awarded the medal to Irwin Jacobs and his late wife Joan in recognition of the couple’s transformative impact on the university and beyond.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Long-accepted theory explaining the nature of our universe may need updating, new analysis indicates

New results from Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument hint that the influence of mysterious force driving universe's accelerating expansion may change over time.
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UC Santa Barbara |

In Sameer Pandya’s ‘Our Beautiful Boys,’ teenage secrets are the dark heart of suburbia

A literary thriller that crackles with tension, Sameer Pandya’s newly released “Our Beautiful Boys” drops us into the dark heart of suburbia, as four boys explore a cave and return changed.
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UC Riverside |

Democracies boost women’s participation in the labor market

A UC Riverside study finds that freer societies compel more women to pursue careers.
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UC Berkeley |

Iguanas floated to Fiji millions of years ago on an unprecedented raft journey, scientists say

Most iguanas live in the Americas. But scientists have found evidence some floated to Fiji, likely snacking on their raft along the way.
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UCLA |

Breathing new life: Working toward an inhalable gene therapy for cystic fibrosis

UCLA researchers are developing a gene-editing platform that aims to correct the root cause of the disease.
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Discoveries that changed the world: Meet UC’s women Nobel laureates

Nearly a quarter of the women who have received Nobel Prizes in science have ties to UC.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Whale waste helps health of oceans by funneling nutrients to the tropics, new study shows

Whale waste helps health of oceans by funneling nutrients to the tropics, new study from UC Santa Cruz shows
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UC Berkeley |

Investigating the psychedelic blue lotus of Egypt, where ancient magic meets modern science

Online, products branded as the blue lotus promise calm moments and psychedelic trips. But they're far different from what ancient Egyptians consumed, a UC Berkeley student researcher says.
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UCLA |

Did UCLA just cure baldness?

Bruin genetic scientists are reawakening hibernating follicles.
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UC Riverside |

Signs of alien life may be hiding in these gases

UC Riverside scientists are advancing the search for weird life on weird planets.
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UC San Francisco |

The fight against TB was frozen in time, until now. See its future.

Leading UCSF physician-scientists are developing targeted treatments, earlier diagnostics, and helping to solve tuberculosis’ biggest mystery.